실고기
Korean
실고기 Syngnathus schlegeli
Etymology
Literally "thread fish". From 실 (sil, “thread”) + 고기 (gogi, “fish”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭɡo̞ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [실(ː)고기]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | silgogi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | silgogi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | silgogi |
| Yale Romanization? | sīl.koki |
Noun
실고기 • (silgogi)
- The pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli
Synonyms
- 나무공치 (namugongchi)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-22), “실고기”, in 표준국어대사전
- 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “실고기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 316